1953, the squadron received the F9F-5 Panther. In January 1955 the squadron moved to NAS Moffett Field and received the FJ-3M Fury in February 1955. In November 1955, it transitioned to the F9F Cougar. It again flew various models of the FJ-3 Fury from June 1957 until 1959. The squadron was redesignated as Attack Squadron 94 (VA-94) on 1 August 1958 and moved back to NAS Alameda on 20 August 1958. In January 1959, it transitioned to the aircraft it would fly (in various models) for the next twelve years, the A-4 Skyhawk. 1960s On 8 March 1962, VA-94 moved to NAS Lemoore, California. As the Vietnam War escalated, the squadron completed seven consecutive combat deployments to Southeast Asia, commencing with a cruise aboard in 1962. On 1 December 1963, the squadron flew its first sorties in support of Yankee Team Operations, armed escort for photo-reconnaissance missions over Laos. On 7 February 1965, following a Viet Cong attack against American advisors in South Vietnam, President Lyndon Johnson ordered a reprisal strike against North Vietnam, named Flaming Dart I. The squadron’s target was concealed by heavy weather and the mission was aborted. On 11 February, the squadron participated in Flaming Dart II, retaliatory strikes against the Chanh Hoa military barracks near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. In March 1965, the squadron participated in Rolling Thunder strikes against targets in North Vietnam. In October 1965, as part of Air Wing 9, the squadron moved to NAS Norfolk to join on her first combat cruise. The squadron was assigned to Air Wing 5 in 1966 and completed four combat deployments aboard and . 1970s In February 1971, the squadron transitioned to the A-7 Corsair II and was assigned to Air Wing 15/. From May–June 1972, VA-94 participated in Operation Linebacker, heavy air strikes against targets in North Vietnam. On 9 May 1972, the squadron participated in Operation Pocket Money, the mining of Haiphong harbor. The first mine was dropped at 08:59 to coincide with President Richard Nixon's public announcement of the mining. All mines were set with 72-hour arming delays, thus permitting merchant ships time for departure or a change in destination consistent with the President's public warning. It was the beginning of a mining campaign that planted over 11,000 MK36 type destructor and 108 special Mk 52-2 mines over the next eight months. In 1973, the squadron deployed on its first peacetime cruise